Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-03
RAILROAD RECEIVERS
SENATE PASSES HOUSE BILL on THIS
sUHJKCr.
Proposed Lunatic.AsYlum Legislation
Business OF the Session Ad'
yaneinR.


When tho Senate met At II O'Clock
noon yesterday there was hardly quo
rum present. and hut few spectators
were either in the lobby or the gallery.
The body was called TO order by Hon.
John l.. Hurt, President pro tenn, IN
The absence of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Massey, who was in attendance upon
the session Of The debt commission, and
prayer was offered hy Rev. DR. A. Har-
MS. rabbi Of Hoth Ahsba Synagogue.
A,,rNDMENrs AGREED TO.
The hill TO define lawful fence for
Bedford county was taken up, and the
amendments Of the House Of Delegates
were agreed 70.
REPORTED rEoW CoWbHrTEES.
The following bills were reported
from committees To prevent county,
district school. and corporation officers
and school trustees from purchasing
county or corporation warrants and
school claims to amend and re-enact
the lst, eth, and 9th sections of anact en-
titled an act TO amend and re-enact an
set entitled an &C; TO incorporate the
town Of GoodsOu. in the county OF
Washington, approved June II, 1870
10 amend and rc-cuact section I, chap
ter *. Acts 1S7S-'19, entitled an act
prescribing the duties, powers, liabil-
ties, and compensation OF district Off
Cers and to repeal chapter 81 and sec
tion of chapter ~, Code of 1873, APP
proved March %. 1875, with the recon-
mendahen that IL do not pass 10 in
corporate the Portsmouth Street-Rail-
way Company, with an amendment
to incorporate thea bcmarle Telegraph
and Telephone Company.
CHURCH PROPERTY TO THE CITY or RICH
MoNp.
The bill to ratly and confirm a deed
conveying certain church property in
the city Of Richmond was reported
from the Committee on General Laws
without amendment. This bill pro
yides that the deed made 10y John II.
Gresner, Louis j. Bossicux, Thomas
Potts. John Viles. George Bell, PeytOn
T. Darlington, and John L. Glenn,
trustees of st. Johns church parson-
age. III the city Of Richmond. on the
3lst day of March, 1873. to the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company, of
the church propeny-to wit, that lot
or parcel Of ground in the cityof Rich
mOud bounded s. follows viz. Be
ginning at point on the east side Of
TWenty.fourth street ! 10 feet from the
north line of Broad street, and running
thence along the o8sterly line Of said
Twcnty-fourth street in nOrtherly
direction 80 feet, thence at right angles
100 feet to an alley. thence in south
crly direction - feet, thence at right
angles to said alley 10 feet to the point
OF bcginning-bc, and the same IS
hereby ratified End confirmed and
nothing IN this act shall be construed
~ as to interfere with the conveyance
Of the said property made subsequent
TO the said dec,'.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND DEFERRED.
BY MIR. keczcH, OF Rockingham
10 require the Governor to annul
the existing contract with the South
Atlantic and OHIO Railroad Company
Tor the hire of conyicis.
by Mr.. Mccormick, of Clarke TO
incorporate the Washington and West
crn Railroad Company.
by Mr.. Warwick. Toincorp0ratc the
Chester Clay Manufacturing Company.
By Mr.. Gordon: 10 amend section
- of chapter II, subdivision OF chap
ter 81 OF Acts Of 1877 -. approved
March II, 1879, in reference to criminal
proceeding.
By MIR. Mcdonald: TO authorize the
city Of Fredericksburg and certain dis
iricts in Stafford and King George
counties 10 purchase or lease Scots
bridge aud make ihe same a free bridge.
Ky Mr. Bib 20 incorporate the
Mmcral-Belt Steam Iramway Com
pany
Fly Mr. Hodges (hyr, quesD For the
protection of life and property from
loss or damage 10y explosion Of steam
boilers. &c, and 20 provide for the ex-
animation and license OF all persons
operating or having charge OF such
steam-boilcrs, &c.
Mr. Lovenstcin introduced bill,
which WAS referred to the Committee
uu Public Inst tuition, and Educa-
ton, of which he Is chairman, to
amend and re-Onact sections - and
- Of cLapterS1 OF the Code Of 1913
IN relation 10 disposing OF lunatics
when restored t. sanity.
The amended sections read:
- When any pclaou confined IN any asylum
and charged with crime. aui subject 10 De tried
therefor on conyi tel Of crime shall be re-
stored TO sanity, tns sur'riricndt mt ~ shcn
asylum shall give notice hereof f0 the cierE OF
ihe count hy whose order or by the ordor OF the
iudee thereof he was confined. and deliver him
IN obedience 10 the proper pr"ccpt.
Pa When euy othCr person coulne1 IN m
asylum or fail az a lunaur shalt 30 restored 10
sanity the SUPERINTENDENT Or tho court. as the
,asc may De-. shall discharge hlm AM give him
a crrtinr ate Thereof.